Intelligent Machines Tesla says its factory is safer—but it left injuries off the books Undercounting injuries is a symptom of a larger problem: Tesla has put electric-car manufacturing above safety concerns, former safety experts say. by Will Evans and Alyssa Jeong Perry 2018-04-16T13:40:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy An Electric Semi Definitely Won’t Work—But Seven in a Row Might Platooning might make the economics reasonable for short-haul electric trucking. by James Temple 2017-10-26T15:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Tesla’s Model 3 Is a Long Way from Elon Musk’s Grand Goal Many things still need to change before electric vehicles can become a mainstream choice. by James Temple 2017-07-28T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Tesla Will Build the World’s Biggest Lithium-ion Battery And, like a pizza delivery, the buyer even gets an “if it’s late, it’s free” guarantee. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-07-07T15:00:00-04:00
Business Impact Tesla’s First Affordable Car Is Finally Entering Production Question is, will the company be able to build the Model 3 at the rate it claims? by Jamie Condliffe 2017-07-03T11:04:00-04:00
Business Impact Why Tesla Is Worth More Than GM A few companies that master digital technologies are capturing huge chunks of the economy. Does this explain the persistence of slow growth? by James Surowiecki 2017-06-27T07:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Tesla’s New AI Guru Could Help Its Cars Teach Themselves Andrej Karpathy, Tesla’s new director of artificial intelligence, will help the company’s vehicles teach themselves to drive. by Will Knight 2017-06-22T17:05:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Tesla Plans a Chinese Factory By setting up manufacturing facilities there, the firm will be able to dodge a weighty 25 percent import levy. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-06-22T13:15:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Why Bad Things Happen to Clean-Energy Startups New technologies for storing power from wind and solar farms will be key to a clean-energy future. But Aquion Energy’s recent bankruptcy shows the market challenge of making that happen. by James Temple 2017-06-19T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Electric Cars Could Be Cheaper Than Internal Combustion by 2030 Tesla gets the headlines, but big battery factories are being built all over the world, driving down prices. by Michael Reilly 2017-05-23T14:35:00-04:00
